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There are 20 nine-letter words ending with HILE

BAROPHILE	• barophile n. An organism that lives and thrives under high barometric pressure; a form of extremophile. • BAROPHILE n. a bacterium able to tolerate high atmospheric pressure.
BASOPHILE	• basophile n. Alternative form of basophil. • BASOPHILE adj. of white blood cells, having an affinity for basic stains, also BASOPHIL, BASOPHILIC. • BASOPHILE n. such a cell.
CINEPHILE	• cinephile n. An enthusiast of films and the cinema; a cineast. • CINEPHILE n. a lover of the cinema.
ERSTWHILE	• erstwhile adv. Formerly; in the past. • erstwhile adj. (Literary, law) Former, previous. • erstwhile adj. (Proscribed) Respected, honourable.
EUROPHILE	• europhile n. Alternative form of Europhile. • Europhile n. One who loves Europe, Europeans, or European culture. • Europhile n. A political supporter of the European Union.
HALOPHILE	• halophile n. (Biology) An organism that lives and thrives in an environment of high salinity, often requiring such… • HALOPHILE n. a plant that is adapted to survive in salty soil.
HEMOPHILE	• HEMOPHILE n. a person with hemophilia, also HAEMOPHILE.
HOMOPHILE	• homophile adj. (Dated) Homosexual, gay or lesbian, having a sexual or romantic preference for persons of one’s own… • homophile adj. (Chiefly historical) Of or pertaining to the “homophile movement”, a gay activist movement. • homophile n. (Dated) A homosexual, a gay man or lesbian, one who has a sexual or romantic preference for persons…
IODOPHILE	• iodophile n. An iodophilic cell. • IODOPHILE adj. esp. of bacteria containing compounds similar to starch, readily stained by iodine.
LOGOPHILE	• logophile n. One who loves words; a word buff. • LOGOPHILE n. a person who loves words.
MEANWHILE	• meanwhile n. The time between two events. • meanwhile adv. During the time that something is happening. • meanwhile adv. At the same time, but elsewhere.
MESOPHILE	• mesophile n. An organism, especially a microorganism, that lives and thrives at moderate temperatures. • MESOPHILE n. the ideal growth temperature of 20 to 45 degrees.
MYCOPHILE	• mycophile n. A person who likes hunting for, cooking or eating mushrooms and other edible fungi. • MYCOPHILE n. one who loves fungi.
OENOPHILE	• oenophile n. A person who has a fondness or appreciation for wine. • œnophile n. Obsolete form of oenophile. • OENOPHILE n. a wine connoisseur, also ENOPHILE, OENOPHIL.
PEDOPHILE	• pedophile n. (Psychiatry, sexology) A person aged 16 years old or older who is mostly or only sexually attracted… • pedophile n. (By extension, common use) An adult who is sexually attracted to or engages in sexual acts with a child. • PEDOPHILE n. one with a perverted sexual desire for children, also PAEDOPHILE.
RHEOPHILE	• rheophile n. Any organism that thrives in the presence of running water. • RHEOPHILE adj. living in flowing water, also RHEOPHIL. • RHEOPHILE n. a creature that lives in flowing water, also RHEOPHIL.
SOMEWHILE	• somewhile adv. Sometimes; at one time or another; from time to time; at times. • somewhile adv. For a while; at one time; for a time. • SOMEWHILE adv. at or in some former time; erewhile.
TUROPHILE	• turophile n. A gourmet/connoisseur of cheese. • TUROPHILE n. a connoisseur of cheese.
XENOPHILE	• xenophile n. A person who has a love of foreign people and culture. • xenophile n. A person with an interest in celebrating people’s differences. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • XENOPHILE n. one who loves foreigners.
XEROPHILE	• xerophile n. Any xerophilic organism. • XEROPHILE n. a plant adapted to dry conditions.

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.
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Scrabble in German: 4 words
Scrabble in Romanian: 6 words

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